DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

49-9041 Industrial Machinery Mechanics

Occupational Description:
Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. May also install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to plans. Excludes ?Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines? (49-3042), and ?Maintenance Workers, Machinery? (49-9043).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 6E- Southwest Central 30011$29.08/hr$1.03/hr$18.91/hr$23.76/hr$28.85/hr$35.71/hr$39.28/hr
Minnesota 7,050402$28.52/hr$0.34/hr$19.79/hr$23.07/hr$28.03/hr$33.58/hr$38.77/hr
U S 387,6303,489$26.99/hr$0.05/hr$16.79/hr$20.81/hr$26.15/hr$31.80/hr$38.87/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Industrial Machinery Mechanics
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Manufacturing260$30.51/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities40$19.65/hr
Other Regional Data For Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 3,530 $28.92/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 800 $33.21/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast 550 $25.53/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 540 $27.39/hr N/A
EDR 9 - South Central 480 $25.35/hr N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central 300 $28.85/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central 280 $24.85/hr N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest 210 $22.10/hr N/A
EDR 5 - North Central 200 $21.94/hr N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest 80 $24.41/hr N/A
EDR 7E- East Central 80 $26.63/hr N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters 70 $21.86/hr N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 20 $23.07/hr N/A
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers270$18.72/hrN/A
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics210$23.13/hrN/A
Farm Equipment Mechanics90$22.44/hrN/A
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers20$10.02/hrN/A
Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansN/AN/AN/A
Engine and Other Machine AssemblersN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Industrial Machinery Mechanics